Recently, I lost my phone. I vividly remember it was on March 1, 2025, around 9:30 p.m. I was preparing to join a prayer vigil when I placed my purse on the table and suddenly realized my Bible—along with my phone—was missing. I had intended to charge my phone so I could join the prayer call, but no matter where I looked, it was nowhere to be found.
I retraced my steps, wondering if I had left it at the convenience store or the bank we had visited. But it wasn’t there. My husband and I thought it might have been left in the taxi we took home, but we had no plate number or contact information—only a vague memory of the taxi’s color. I even hoped it might still be in a friend’s car before we rode the train and the taxi, but it wasn’t there either.
I have learned to more quickly surrender situations to the Lord for His help and resolutions. So, that is exactly what I did with my lost phone, and that night I slept peacefully. On Sunday and Monday, I felt a sense of calm, trusting that either the phone would be returned or that I would let it go and get a new one in due time. However, a thought came to mind: I should at least report it to the train station, just in case someone found it, and also call the tourist police hotline. The call center advised me to visit a nearby police station for further assistance.
I went to the nearest police station, but they told me my area wasn’t under their jurisdiction, and I needed to go to another station. Instead of feeling frustrated, I prayed for the officers and those who came to the station seeking help. I claimed that place as God’s inheritance, praying for deliverance for those struggling with sin or hardship.
At the next police station, I was told the same thing: my area wasn’t within their scope. Once again, I prayed, lifting up the officers and the people who might enter that place, asking the Lord to intervene in their lives.
Finally, I reached the station covering my area in Rattanathibet. But when I explained the situation, they said they couldn’t help me trace the taxi without the license plate number. I left feeling dismayed, yet I continued to pray for the police station and for the people who would walk through its doors.
I eventually decided to visit my phone network provider to retrieve my SIM card number so I could keep my contacts. To my surprise, they told me the number wasn’t registered under my name. I was confused—I had used that number since 2012, registered it for my accounts, and even my visa. So, I returned to the police station to report not only the lost phone but also my lost SIM card, and they finally issued me a report.
Why am I sharing this story?
Because it made me reflect on how often we pursue things with such determination—things that hold no eternal value—while neglecting what truly matters. I realized how willing I was to go from station to station, praying over each place, just because of a lost phone. Yet, how often do I (or we) spend that kind of time and energy prayer-walking for lost souls, claiming territories for God’s kingdom?
Jesus tells us in Luke 15:4-5:
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”
We rush through our mornings, cutting short our time with God because we have work, responsibilities, or personal priorities. Yet, how much time are we willing to spend searching for the Word of the Lord, to find Jesus as our greatest treasure?
Matthew 6:33 reminds us:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
And when I discovered my SIM card wasn’t registered in my name, I couldn’t help but reflect: How often do we claim to be registered in heaven? We may call ourselves Christians, attach that label to every aspect of our lives, yet never truly exemplify the character of Jesus.
Revelation 20:15 warns us: “And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Call to Action
Let this be a reminder for us to search our hearts. Are we genuinely seeking God? Are we interceding for the lost as fervently as we chase after temporary things? And most importantly, are we truly registered in the Book of Life?
May we all cultivate a heart that treasures Jesus above all and carries His burden for lost souls.
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:10
May we do the same!
All scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
